--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Scott <scot...@...> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Oct 08, 2010 at 01:21:34AM -0000, Darksyde wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, Scott <scottro@> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 07:17:15AM -0000, Darksyde wrote:
> > > >
> > > > No, I cannot eject the disk that's in there. That may be at least
> > > > part of the problem.
> > > > Mark
> > > >
> > >
> > > I'm a bit confused by this one--do you mean a CD that is in there, and
> > > you can't get it out?
> > >
> > > Probably a stupid question, but every so often people aren't familiar
> > > with it--most CD drives (not Apple of course, because then you wouldn't
> > > have to pay them to fix it), have a small hole in the front of the
> > > tray--if you put a paper clip or something equally small in there, it
> > > should open the CD tray, whether the computer is on or off.
>
>
> > Not a stupid question at all, Scott. Unfortunately Dell didn't see fit
> > to use a tray.
>
> I'm still confused then, by
>
>
> > > > No, I cannot eject the disk that's in there. That may be at least
> > > > part of the problem.
> > > > Mark
>
> If there's no CD tray, how is there a disk in there--or is that what you
> meant, that as there's no disk in there, you can't eject it?
>
> Rather than repair, you could probably get a similar laptop for the same
> price. Well, maybe--cheap laptops have really gotten cheaper, but, in
> US dollars, at least it seems there's a bunch for under $500, then to
> improve the quality a bit, you're going up to $700, not to mention how
> Dell, for example, advertises a low price, but the specs are terrible,
> then charges $100 for another GB of RAM, and so on. (Actually, I don't
> think they're that bad, but probably close to it.)
>
>
> --
> Scott Robbins
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>
My Dell has the wonderfully-designed CD/DVD slot...theoretically a great
idea, I guess, as there is no tray to break (like by using it as a cup-holder,
if that isn't just an Urban Myth). There's a disk in there and, somewhat
ironically, I believe it's a live Linux disk, though I don't remember. My
theory is that the machine got stuck trying to read the disk when the battery
ran down after the cord became loose enough to cause the machine to run on
battery power, all as I slept soundly just inches away.
It's possible, I suppose, to slip an extremely thin piece of metal into the
slot and block the disk from the optical reader, thereby allowing the computer
to revert to the installed system and continue business as usual, but this
would probably damage the CD drive which wouldn't be the worst thing in the
world but would certainly decrease any potential resale value.
You are certainly right about Dell's M.O. That's how I came to have that
computer in the first place. It was a great deal, packaged with an all-in-one
printer/scanner/fax for about $1100. Unfortunately the assembly of the machine
was not good and, as I found out recently, little things like a tray-loaded CD
drive can make a world of difference.
Anyway, thanks for your feedback, Scott.
Mark
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